| Show 10 17 bla ala C L AT remarks on sheep raising ita iia ising in utah i ina iha 1 ha f BY J S bennion kojra mira Is a cold climate cold elou enough h to wear woolen clothing the most part of the year adi our non exporting facilities leads asto us to the necessity of importing as litt little leas as possible i we have an excellent wool grow growing i ng country hence we seethe necessity of attending in g tri trl cily city to this important part of husbandry for everybody to be sheep raisers ra igers would oid not in my humble opinion accomplish the desired object ithe people of utah for the most part live in cities villages and forts the pa pasturage s burage bear those settlements is needed for the cows and teams that must be kept near home the herding by boys of a number of flocks of sheep on the range 0 near the aitio citing q and settlements tle ments is attended with many mahy inconvenient ces ees es besides being a source of rudeness and vree tace am amongst angst our youths who are apt to neg I 1 A ar flocks and get together 0 for play and mischief ti ulvi alVi Without thoat refe rete referring arin to all the disadvantages attending the liedl herding harding 1 of flocks of sheep either large ar or small near t the he the fhe cities villages and settlements which are many would it not as argeneral thing be cheaper to have shepherds if such could be found fount who will make herding bt rilin the business of their lives and take th the sheep into the mountains in the summer and winter them in the valleys val vai ieya leya by moving about in iri parts too remote from water for pas ture for other stock except sheep or horses which winter well without water breeds OP SHEEP last winter I 1 had bad in my flock of the leicester cotswold Cots wold southdown merino and native breeds the they are all good in their place according to the purpose for which they are kept for a farmer and kept in a pasture I 1 should decidedly prefer the cotswold Cots wold as they will travel no further than to fill themselves were ito I 1 to leave them they shear a good heavy fleece of long wool fine ell eli enough ough for most purposes of home manufacture their sl sluggish aki hui f sh disposition gives them an aptitude to fatten quick the leicester resemble the cotswold Cots wold very much but are less sluggish the southdown is a favorite sheep with the butcher the mutton is of an excellent quality their short but very close wool keeps out the storms of winter admirably I 1 think this breed will be highly prized by heavy sheep bleeders breeders bre eders in utah especially by those neara near dear a good meat market the merino breed has latterly been much improved in size of the carcass and weight of which at the same time retains its fla fia firmness liness the french merino buck I 1 bought last layt year after serving the tle eves in my flock last la st fall wintered we well weli 11 on the t le range il hope some benefactor of our country will reain retain the breed pure to supply our factories with fine wool for broad cloth we have haxe ha e also boma some good native sheep that would not easily bs be excelled in the old country fairs or markets 1 L trust the pro prospect bebok before 6 us or of being sole lyk lyt dependent on our own resources the encouragement copra coura gement given to sheep husbandry huso andry and he khe reward of comfort and plenty it brings P will induce many to devote that attention to it necessary to carry on the business to toad ad vanta vantage e |
